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Definition of falsehood noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

falsehood

noun

NAmE//ˈfɔlshʊd//

(formal)

1[uncountable] the state of not being true; the act of telling a lie to test the truth or falsehood of her claims

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2[countable] a statement that is not true synonym lie2

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